What Houston has to be thankful for this year

Can you believe that just about a year ago we thought the world was ending? We weren’t even supposed to be here past Dec. 21, 2012, but somehow we’ve all shined it on one more year. Congrats all around. Let’s try to make it one more year, everyone.

Houston has plenty to be thankful for this holiday season, of course, as long as you just ignore the more questionable exploits of two of our four professional sports teams. Even then, there is always 2014 to look forward to. At least we have the Rockets and the Dynamo. You never know, next year the Astros could win the World Series and we’ll all look really silly.

And hey, the Dome even made it another year!

As for myself, I am thankful that we didn’t have any hurricanes hit Texas, though I was really excited at the prospect of finally using all my camping equipment on my back patio. I’m thankful for the Texas Medical Center for giving my brother a new lease on life back in May. I would also like to thank all the food trucks in Houston for always being there to soothe my monstrous hunger. Once the trucks have helped ravage my body, the medical center will no doubt come in handy. I also really enjoy the area at Main and Alabama, with some of my favorite shops, bars, and restaurants in one place, within walkingbiking driving distance from my house. I’m lazy.

A lot of the folks who chimed in on what they were thankful for this year pointed to Houston’s food and art scene and our burgeoning biking culture as bright spots in 2013. Now if we could all just bike to those fancy restaurants. While we’re on the subject, we’re not thankful at all for bike thieves, but thankful for online communities like Stolen Bike Hunt for biting back.